by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 28, 2012 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford I have tried and failed at meditating more times than I can count. This time I’m beginning again more intelligently, and it’s paying off. In my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 23, 2012 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Motivation
In my last post, Why Learning to Meditate is Like Learning to Run, I noted that I had never managed to make room in my life for regular meditation sessions. Like most people, I would go through brief phases of trying something new (meditation included), but would...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 20, 2012 | Fitness, Meditation, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
“To me, the relationship between meditation and running is natural, for one is a training of the mind and another is a training of the body.” — Sakyong Mipham My recent post “Awakening to My Runner-Self” sparked some discussion of...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 15, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts
I was so relieved to hear straight from the mouth of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism that it’s not about religion. I had already heard this message from Eckhart Tolle in his written work and when I saw him in person the previous week, but the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 12, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
“With synchronicity, all the resources we need are made available for us at the precise moment that is appropriate. The people who come into our lives are the ones we need at that moment in time. Everything is perfect. We only need to recognize this to tune into...